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Orto

This article is about the homeworld of the Ortolans. You may be looking for Orto Plutonia.

Orto

Astrographical
Region	Outer Rim Territories
Sector	Sluis sector
System	Orto system
Grid coordinates	M19
Physical
Atmosphere	below 0 degrees (snow storms)
Primary terrain	Ice Snow/Cold Rain forests
Points of interest	Ortolan palace
Societal
Native species	Ortolan
Primary language(s)	Ortolan language
Affiliation	Galactic Republic Confederacy of Independent Systems Galactic Empire Alliance of Free Planets New Republic Alliance to Restore the Republic

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Orto was a small planet in the Orto system of the Sluis sector, located in the Outer Rim Territories. It was the homeworld of the Ortolan race.

1 History
2 Behind the scenes
3 Appearances
4 Sources
- 4.1 In other languages

HistoryEdit

It was an ice planet with a temperature so cold and an atmosphere so thin that it could not support a growing season to make crops, so food was scarce. What could be grown was located along its equator where the temperature rose just high enough for crops. Because of this, the native Ortolans, though not highly industrialized, were quite adept at food production. The planet was riddled with mines.

Orto was neutral throughout most of the Clone Wars. In the later stages of the war, the planet was betrayed to the Confederacy of Independent Systems by financial minister Belo Tusus and overrun with battle droids. It was later the site of a Republic offensive to retake the planet, the Battle of Orto.

Under the rule of the Galactic Empire, Orto was occupied by Imperial forces, and Ortolans were not allowed to leave the planet, Although this most likely ended when Orto joined the Alliance of Free Planets and later the New Republic.

A culinary award, the Orto Culinary Academy Award for Engorgable Excellence derived from the planet. Gormaanda won the award during the Clone Wars.